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Kitchen and Baking Basics

Welcome to the world of kitchen and baking basics!

Kitchen and baking basics are all the tips, tricks, and recipes that you need to know in order to help you be successful in the kitchen.

From knowing how to Fry an Egg Over Easy to making Homemade Buttermilk to making a Quick Puff Pastry Dough, prepare to elevate your culinary skills and embark on a flavorful journey through the world of kitchen and baking basics. Let's get cooking!

  • A large ham in a casserole dish.
    How to Thaw a Ham
  • An old glass jar filled with Homemade Vanilla Sugar
    Homemade Vanilla Sugar
  • Toasted pecans next to other toasted nuts.
    How to Toast Pecans
  • Toasted almonds in a glass jar.
    How to Toast Almonds
  • Zesting a lemon with a microplane grater.
    How to Zest a Lemon
  • A jar with breadcrumbs.
    Homemade Breadcrumbs
  • A measuring cup in a glass jar filled with flour.
    How to Measure Flour
  • Separating the egg white from egg yolk.
    How to Separate Eggs
  • A glass measuring cup filled with milk.
    How to Make Buttermilk
  • Broccoli on a strainer over a pot of water.
    Blanching Broccoli
  • A bowlful of blanched green beans.
    Blanching Green Beans
  • Pouring turkey broth into a stock pot.
    How to make Turkey Stock
  • Dried bread cubes in a roasting pan.
    Dried Bread Cubes
  • A sunny side up egg on a plate.
    How to Cook Sunny Side Up Eggs
  • A fried egg with the yolk spilling out of the center of the egg.
    How to Cook Over Easy Eggs
  • A fully cooked fried egg.
    Over Hard Eggs
  • A fried egg cut in half.
    How to Make Over Medium Eggs
  • Folded puff pastry on a floured wooden board.
    Easy Puff Pastry
  • Tricolored quinoa in a pot.
    How to Cook Quinoa
  • Instant Pot Bone Broth in an old canning jar
    Instant Pot Bone Broth
  • Hard boiled eggs with half the shell off.
    Instant Pot Hard Boiled Eggs
  • Hard boiled eggs on a white surface with some cut in half and others left whole.
    Hard Boiled Eggs
  • Quart sized canning jars filled with a yellow broth.
    Chicken Broth

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I'm Kathy, and I love to create delicious recipes from scratch utilizing many ingredients that we grow and raise. I'm a recipe creator, food photographer, and cookbook author!

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Friday night fish dinners

  • Baked halibut on a baking sheet.
    Baked Halibut
  • Sheet Pan Shrimp with butter, garlic, parsley and lemon.
    Sheet Pan Shrimp
  • Trout fillets topped with capers.
    Pan Fried Trout
  • A fish fillet coated with bread crumbs and crushed almonds on a white plate.
    Almond Crusted Fish
  • A seasoned fish fillet on a white plate.
    Blackened Walleye
  • Salmon fillet topped with gremolata on a plate with rice.
    Grilled Sockeye Salmon
  • A bowl filled with clam chowder and small crackers.
    New England Clam Chowder
  • Parmesan Crusted Halibut on a baking sheet.
    Parmesan Crusted Halibut

Popular Recipes

  • A single muffin topped with a crumbly topping on a plate.
    Banana Oatmeal Muffins
  • Breakfast sausage cooked in the oven.
    Breakfast Sausage in Oven
  • Crispy fish fillets topped with lemon wedges.
    Pan Fried Walleye
  • Gravy pouring over a pile of mashed potatoes.
    Homemade Brown Gravy
  • Crispy fish cakes on a white platter with lemon wedges.
    Fish Cakes
  • Pasta twirled around a fork and in a large white bowl.
    Garlic Butter Pasta

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